Top 10 Current Affairs – 22 February 2021
Daily Current Affairs 22 February 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. We are trying our best to create daily national and international Current Affairs articles from various newspapers, journals, magazines, TV etc.
WION launched ‘Mission Sustainability – Population v/s Planet’
WION, in partnership with Mobius Foundation, is taking the vision of the Government of India forward and launching a one-year-long social initiative called ‘Mission Sustainability – Population v/s Planet’. Read More
What is Saka Nankana Sahib?
Nankana Sahib, the birth place of first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev, was also the site of the first big agitation by the SGPC to take back control of gurdwaras from mahants backed by the British. Read More
India is building its own Footwear Sizing System
India could have its own ‘Footwear Sizing System’ by next year, which will hopefully remove some of the confusion involved in buying shoes of ‘EU’, ‘UK’ or ‘US’ sizes, especially online. Read More
Emergency use approval for Sputnik V vaccine
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) has applied for emergency use authorisation with the Indian drug regulator for Sputnik V vaccine. Earlier, DRL had indicated that it aimed to launch the vaccine in March itself if it gets the regulator’s nod. Read More
Shabnam Ali asks President for Mercy
A prison in Uttar Pradesh is preparing for what could be the first-ever hanging of a woman convict in independent India. Shabnam Ali was sentenced to death for killing seven members of her family, including a baby, in 2008. Read More
Uber drivers are workers not self-employed
Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed, the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled. Read More
Ahmedabad-Kevadia seaplane keeps flying to Maldives for maintenance
The Ahmedabad-Kevadia seaplane returned from the Maldives on February 16, 2021 after a two-week maintenance tour at its home country. This was the third major suspension since its launch on October 31, 2020. Read More
Paediatric Rare Genetic Disorders lab opens at CDFD
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the ‘Paediatric Rare Genetic Disorders’ lab at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics. Read More
Ayesha Aziz is emerging as a role model for Kashmir women
Ayesha Aziz, 25, became the country’s youngest pilot when she acquired her flying license at the age of 16. Read More
Turkey to build Space Port in Somalia
Turkey could establish a spaceport in Somalia with a $350 million investment as part of its nascent space program that will cost upward of $1 billion. Read More